RYA Safety Boat

Cost: £40 THIS COURSE IS FOR MEMBERS ONLY

2 day course: Sat 8th and Sun 9th October 2016

Prerequisite: RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate for at least 1 season

This course provides the skills required when acting as an escort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, for racing or training activities, including rescue techniques and elements of race management and mark laying.

The course will include preparation, boat handling, dinghy rescue, windsurfer rescue, kayak or canoe rescue, towing, end-of-day procedures, safety, suitability of craft, local factors, communication, rescuing other water users. By the end of the couse you will be able to provide safety cover for a wide range of on-the-water activities.